US Congress increases pressure on Russia

The United States House of Representatives has approved a set of new sanctions against countries engaged in crimes against humanity.

WASHINGTON (QHA) -

The House of Representatives approved a new draft law against such countries as Syria, Russia and Iran, according to Reuters.

Reportedly, it is connected with the commitment of regular "war crimes and crimes against humanity" by some countries and their defense departments.

At this stage the draft law has been passed. Then it must undergo the approval process in the Senate to be signed by the President of the United States.

It was reported earlier that Mustafa Jemilev, the leader the Crimean Tatar people, suggested that the US Republican Party that won elections to the Senate and the Congress of the United States will continue to support Ukraine in the conflict with the Russian Federation.